Summary :
Sung Jin-Woo, the world’s weakest hunter, finds himself in a life-or-death situation as he explores the dangerous dungeon D. Just when all seems lost, he receives a mysterious power that allows him to level up and become stronger. With this newfound power, Jin-Woo begins to climb the ranks of the hunter world, one dungeon at a time. In Chapter 26, Jin-Woo finally reaches the D rank boss chamber. He is confronted by a powerful demon named Gatekeeper, but now he is confident in his abilities. Jin-Woo uses his new skills and magic to defeat the Gatekeeper, clear the dungeon, and earn a promotion to Rank C. The chapter opens with Jin-Woo and his gang approaching the chamber of the D-rank dungeon bosses. Jin-Woo is nervous , but he is determined to defeat the boss and clear the dungeon. The party enters the chamber and is immediately attacked by a Gatekeeper. The Gatekeeper is a powerful demon with a massive sword. Jin-Woo and his group are quickly overwhelmed and are defeated one by one. Jin-Woo is the last one standing and is badly injured. Just when all seems lost, Jin-Woo remembers the mysterious power he received. Jin-Woo activates his power and begins to heal his wounds. He then attacks the Gatekeeper with renewed strength. The Gatekeeper is surprised by Jin-Woo’s newfound strength, but he is still a powerful opponent. The two fighters fight fiercely and it is not clear who will win. Jin-Woo wins in the end. He defeats the Gatekeeper and clears the D rank dungeon. Jin-Woo is now a Rank C hunter and has taken a big step towards his goal of becoming the strongest hunter in the world. Chapter 26 is an exciting continuation of the Solo Leveling manga. The battle between Jin-Woo and the Gatekeeper is well done and exciting to watch. The chapter also does a good job of developing Jin-Woo’s character. He is no longer the weak and timid hunter he was at the beginning of the story. Now confident and powerful, he is determined to achieve his goals. Overall, Chapter 26 is a great chapter of a great manga. Highly recommended for fans of action, adventure and fantasy.
Yu Jin-Ho’s expression became dumbfounded.
“Already, hyung-nim?!”
“I don’t want to pay attention the rest to discern it out.”
Jin-Woo changed into pretty decisive in announcing no.
This wasn’t due to the fact he didn’t like Yu Jin-Ho or something like that.
even though he seemed a piece off inside the head, his mind-set remained courteous and he came across as a person who’d usually hold his phrase. He turned into pretty exceptional from other scions of ‘chaebols’ regularly visible in mass media. (TL: ‘chaebols’: wealthy proprietors/families of businesses)
but, Jin-Woo turned into no longer interested in becoming a playmate of the son of a rich circle of relatives for the duration of the boy’s ‘Hunter’ phase.
“If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving.”
“Hyu, hyung-nim!!”
just as Jin-Woo were given up to leave, Yu Jin-Ho hurriedly reached out and held onto him.
“Hyung-nim, most effective for 20! No, wait, please partner up with me for the next 19 times!!”
“For what? To clean dungeons?”
“yes!! I’ll really compensate you well!!”
Yu Jin-Ho’s voice sounded rather determined.
Jin-Woo tilted his head slightly.
There had been two motives why people have become Hunters. either it changed into for cash, or for his or her sense of responsibility.
however, Yu Jin-Ho didn’t belong to both camp. perhaps, it turned into possible that he idea of being a Hunter become a barely more risky form of severe sports or some such.
That turned into what Jin-Woo have been believing until now.
actual, he turned into greatly surprised barely when the child declared that he desired to shape his very own non-public raid group, even after going thru that ordeal the last time.
‘There are all varieties of people on this global, that’s for sure.’
It wouldn’t be too abnormal to discover a scion of a rich circle of relatives who had turn out to be numb to the safe surroundings he had grown up in. but, Yu Jin-Ho’s expression regarded far too critical and determined in the interim for that form of a proof.
‘may want to there be a extraordinary cause?’
as opposed to the promise of ‘proper compensation’, Jin-Woo’s curiosity changed into being tugged through the concept of raiding dungeons ’19’ greater instances.
Jin-Woo’s mind quickly kicked into equipment.
‘grasp on…. allow’s say that remaining time became his first raid. And while he completes 19 more raids, then….’
ought to this child be aiming for…..?
It didn’t take lengthy for Jin-Woo to realise the fact. His expression became dumbfounded, alternatively.
“You, are you perhaps contemplating getting the Guild grasp licence?”
“That’s accurate, hyung-nim!!”
What a clever decision it became no longer to order coffee.
in any other case, he would possibly have sprayed the bitter liquid all around the table with the aid of now while seeking to drink it.
“You wanna come to be a Guild grasp?!”
“well, uh, the story’s a chunk complicated there, hyung-nim.”
Yu Jin-Ho’s face reddened drastically compared to before as he spoke.
“Hyung-nim. Please listen to my story.”
“….”
Jin-Woo became in a slight quandary, thinking what he have to do now, however in the long run, he was defeated with the aid of his curiosity, so he sat backtrack.
“great, I’ll concentrate.”
properly, the promised hour had not ended yet, so there was that, too. It wouldn’t be a hassle to pay attention to the kid’s tale anyhow.
Yu Jin-Ho hurriedly parked his butt go into reverse as nicely.
“As you’ve efficaciously guessed, I need to acquire the Guild master licence.”
acquiring that licence became no longer that tough, virtually. You needed to be a Hunter who participated in as a minimum 20 raids. as long as you met this base requirement, all you needed to do become to skip a written take a look at and also you’d get the licence.
Of path, no person could be part of the Guild created through a rubbish Hunter, and if a Guild didn’t keep the minimal wide variety of contributors, it’d be disbanded as properly.
Yu Jin-Ho endured on.
“It’s not public knowledge but, but truly, my father is attempting to establish a Guild of his personal.”
“A Guild created with the aid of Yujin construction?”
“yes.”
Yujin production become considered one of the biggest companies in South Korea.
It had accelerated its enterprise properly past the fields of construction and into other sectors and have been making a killing there. Jin-Woo had heard that lately, they reaped huge earnings after jumping into the Hunter-related companies as properly.
‘and that they want to shape a Guild of their personal?’
while Jin-Woo displayed a touch of interest, Yu Jin-Ho have become excited and brought extra causes.
“He’d scout strong Hunters and build a huge Guild, and region all our Hunter-associated commercial enterprise pastimes beneath it. That’s his plan.”
If a agency wanted to partake in Hunter-related businesses, then it become a need to work together with a Guild. well, you’d want the energy of a big Guild in case you ever desired to get your hands on magic crystals and remains of the monsters, or treasures which includes mana stones discovered in Gates ranked A or B.
“And so, you wish to grow to be a self-maintaining entity. Is that it?”
“this is in reality correct, hyung-nim!”
With the economic wherewithal of Yujin construction, growing a Guild wouldn’t even pose a trouble. No, the real problem would be with simply who receives to run it.
“My father is contemplating hiring an S-ranked Hunter as the Guild master and placing my older brother because the Vice-master, and run the Guild that way, but….”
Jin-Woo right now caught onto what Yu Jin-Woo become implying right here. If matters had been performed that manner, then a supply of fear could be created along the manner.
The power of authority the Guild grasp wielded changed into certainly far too amazing. even supposing it was the Vice-master who had hired the grasp, in case of a warfare arising between the two, there has been a excellent chance that the latter might end up absolutely overtaking the entire Guild.
with the intention to save you that, there was simplest one manner. All you needed to do turned into to hire a master who’d by no means ever betray the one who hired her or him.
for example, brothers – or, even a son.
And the chairman of Yujin construction, Yu Myung-Hwan, had a son known as Yu Jin-Ho.
“however, my older brother’s business experience is a ways too correct for me to truely take over the location of the Guild grasp. It was his concept to go into the field of Hunter-related business, you spot. We gained huge profit in that sector due to him.”
His older brother had end up a a hit entrepreneur through the age of 31. as compared to him, Yu Jin-Ho turned into handiest a 22-year vintage university student, even though he possessed a unique plus factor of being a rank D Hunter.
certainly, the chairman turned into taking into account entrusting the Guild over to the eldest son.
The eldest couldn’t become a grasp due to the fact he changed into not a Hunter, but he nevertheless knew lots approximately the Hunter-associated organizations, and also controlled to achieve wonderful fulfillment inside the zone, too.
which means, even supposing there was an detail of a danger, the chairman could nevertheless take the danger.
“and you wish to change your father’s thoughts via acquiring the master licence, yeah?”
“That’s proper, hyung-nim.”
And so, Jin-Woo figured out why Yu Jin-Ho changed into here, attempting desperately to reel him in.
although the kid employed a excessive-ranked Hunter and acquired the licence that manner, it’d be no unique from shopping for it with coins. but, what if the child succeeded in 20 raids with low-ranked Hunters, along with Jin-Woo, and bought the licence that way?
Yu Jin-Ho could have the ability to influence his father.
simply him being able to lead a collection of Hunters could be sufficient to get his approval. That become what Yu Jin-Ho became relying on.
If Yu Jin-Ho became the Guild master, they might get an S rank as the Vice-grasp and scout all of the talented Hunters.
nicely, others could handiest sense relaxed and be part of them if one or both grasp and Vice-grasp spots had been filled by someone with powerful capabilities.
If this plan had been to return to fruition, then finishing those 20 raids was an absolute ought to.
“Hyung-nim, please help me! I have no one however you, hyung-nim!”
Yu Jin-Ho bowed his head.
If it weren’t for Jin-Woo, the child would’ve died in the course of his very first raid. by way of the massive spider, or on the fingers of Hwang Dong-Seok. instances.
Yu Jin-Ho needed a honest ally here.
‘i’m able to sincerely agree with hyung-nim.’
He might be a chilly-hearted person who would not bat an eyelid while killing his enemies, however he also befell to be a righteous man who’d no longer deal with lightly the lives of those weaker than him, and simply as essential, he didn’t care about getting his hands on ill-gotten profits, as properly.
Jin-Woo was the suitable candidate.
however, Jin-Woo didn’t need Yu Jin-Ho. That changed into why he requested the child.
“What would i am getting in return, then?”
Yu Jin-Ho raised his head, his expression one of joy, as he quickly produced an envelope he had prepared earlier on. And a blueprint of a building got here out from there. Jin-Woo took a look at it.
“that is the Guild workplace constructing we’re building in the intervening time. The expected retail price of the building is around ₩30 billion, however it’ll absolutely rise up inside the future.”
despite the fact that the association was doing their fine to control them, there could constantly be that fear of monsters escaping from the dungeons. That changed into why the land fee close to the association headquarters or around huge Guilds always rose up higher as time went by means of.
nicely, there could be no greater treasured wealth than one’s own existence, after all.
despite the fact that it changed into a small Guild, being close to one almost assured your protection. however, if it turned into a constructing occupied by means of a big Guild?
there has been no want to say it.
“If I turn out to be the grasp, then for exactly twelve months, I’ll use it till the Guild has been stabilised. after which, surrender the deeds to you, hyung-nim. Of direction, I’ll make certain all of the office work are in order so there wouldn’t be any unnecessary headaches later down the line.”
A 30 billion building, for raiding rank C Gates 19 more times….
Jin-Woo smirked slightly.
“so long as you emerge as the grasp, it’ll all be really worth it, is that proper?”
“That’s accurate, hyung-nim.”
On that fateful day, Yu Jin-Ho got to learn the precious lesson of “anything is going interior a dungeon.”
Hiring any ol’ Hunters should result in him getting killed.
at the flip facet, hiring famous Hunters could imply Yu Jin-Ho would lose the potential to steer his father.
but, Jin-Woo became different.
He became nominally a rank E Hunter, but he turned into sturdy sufficient to solo a C-ranked boss, in addition to eight C-ranked Hunters without getting hurt.
‘Hyung-nim might be as a minimum a B-ranked…. Or, someone some distance more potent than that.’
With Jin-Woo become round, raiding 19 C-rank Gates might not pose any problems in any respect.
So, yes – if he ought to emerge as the Guild grasp, 30 billion sounded as an alternative cheap in evaluation.
The best factor final become Jin-Woo agreeing to achieve this.
‘He wouldn’t say no with this form of phrases on offer, proper?’
Yu Jin-Ho nervously studied Jin-Woo’s reactions.
‘What ought to I do?’
within the interim, Jin-Woo became in a extreme dilemma.
30 billion received.
That was a large amount of cash.
If one taken into consideration the fact that the winning prize of the local lottery was 1.five billion won, he’d have to get lucky 20 times in a row to earn that quantity.
not handiest that, the cost of the constructing would best continue to rise up.
If it had been any other everyday Hunter, they could bounce in with each feet and sign on right away – that’s how tempting this provide was.
but, Jin-Woo was as some distance eliminated from being regular as anyone may want to ever wish to get.
the one and most effective underneath the heavens; he became the simplest Hunter who should grow stronger.
If he persisted on with quests and levelled up over and over once more, he’d reach the S rank finally, or maybe some thing surpassing that.
‘If i’m able to surpass the S rank, then 30 billion could be nothing.’
The settlement fee for S rank Hunters went for several dozen billions already.
no matter how well-known a celebrity or a sports activities star became, they could by no means even come near the really worth of an S-ranked Hunter.
This turned into the era in which the range of high-ranked Hunters signified the strength of a country. As a result, the remedy S ranks received exceeded one’s imaginations.
thinking about that, what Jin-Woo needed to prioritise right here turned into not cash, however his boom.
And to be able to develop, it’d be greater handy to be alone.
‘Yeah, it’d be better to minimise the dangers of unexpected occasions.’
If he hunted along with other humans, the enjoy factors obtained ought to lower too, and due to all the ones eyes watching him, making a circulate would turn out to be as a substitute bulky as nicely.
now not to forget about, with a view to avoid anything tough occurring down the line, he needed to threaten Yu Jin-Ho back then, some thing he didn’t want to do within the first area.
And eventually, he’d must suit his time table to that of the assault crew to any extent further. The performance of his boom could only decrease, one manner or the opposite.
‘i will always make cash afterward.’
although it became unfortunate, he needed to decline this offer. just as he concept like this….
‘grasp on a sec.’
all at once, he got here up with a pretty precise manner to capture birds referred to as cash and growth with a unmarried stone.
‘If it’s on this manner….’
when he in the end raised his head, he spotted Yu Jin-Ho and his worried face. Jin-Woo slowly opened his mouth.
“I simplest have one circumstance.”
Yu Jin-Ho’s expression brightened up instantly.
“some thing it’s miles, please tell me, hyung-nim!!
‘i’m wondering, might you be capable of smile even after I instructed you what it’s miles?’
Jin-Woo smiled inwardly and spoke up.
“You and that i. only folks will enter the dungeons.”
“Pardon?!”
Yu Jin-Ho gasped out in natural surprise.
“Hyu-hyung-nim…. If I didn’t make a mistake right here, then…. Are you saying that hyung-nim and that i, simply us two, will clear C-ranked Gates? simplest us two?”
“You didn’t make a mistake, then.”
Yu Jin-Ho’s face changed into drained of all colour, simply then.